diff --git a/fastapi_healthz/models.py b/fastapi_healthz/models.py
index e3889cb..4ce96ef 100644
--- a/fastapi_healthz/models.py
+++ b/fastapi_healthz/models.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 
 class HealthCheckStatusEnum(BaseEnum):
+    def __str__(self):
+        return str(self.value)
+
     HEALTHY = "Healthy"
     UNHEALTHY = "Unhealthy"